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Peter Paul Fix was an American film and television character actor who was best known for his work in Westerns. Fix appeared in more than a hundred movies and dozens of television shows over a 56-year career between 1925 and 1981. Fix was best known for portraying Marshal Micah Torrance, opposite Chuck Connors's character in The Rifleman from 1958 to 1963. He later appeared with Chuck Connors in the 1966 western film Ride Beyond Vengeance.
Birth Name
Peter Paul Fix
Born
Wednesday, 13 March 1901
Died
Friday, 14 October 1983
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Judge John Taylor | 2015 |
| TV's Western Heroes | Micah Torrance | 2013 |
| Our Gang: Inside the Clubhouse | Elvira | 1984 |
| Wanda Nevada | Texas Curly | 1979 |
| The Rebels | Officer | 1979 |
| Hanging by a Thread | Rogers | 1979 |
| The Horror Show | (archive footage) | 1979 |
| Battlestar Galactica | Commander Kronus | 1978 |
| Just Me and You | The Old Man | 1978 |
| Grayeagle | Running Wolf | 1977 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Judge John Taylor | 2015 |
| TV's Western Heroes | Micah Torrance | 2013 |
| Our Gang: Inside the Clubhouse | Elvira | 1984 |
| Wanda Nevada | Texas Curly | 1979 |
| The Rebels | Officer | 1979 |
| Hanging by a Thread | Rogers | 1979 |
| The Horror Show | (archive footage) | 1979 |
| Battlestar Galactica | Commander Kronus | 1978 |
| Just Me and You | The Old Man | 1978 |
| Grayeagle | Running Wolf | 1977 |
| The City | Jed Haynes | 1977 |
| Quincy M.E. | Jason Randall | 1976 |
| How the West Was Won | Portagee | 1976 |
| Guilty or Innocent: The Sam Sheppard Murder Case | Supreme Court Justice | 1975 |
| Ellery Queen | Capt. Benjamin Blake | 1975 |
| Switch | Sheriff | 1975 |
| Lincoln | Judge Thomas | 1974 |
| The Rockford Files | Joe Tooley | 1974 |
| The Six Million Dollar Man | Joe Taylor | 1974 |
| The New Perry Mason | Judge | 1973 |
| Cahill U.S. Marshal | Old Man | 1973 |
| Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid | Maxwell / Pete Maxwell | 1973 |
| Doc Elliot | Gus Turners | 1973 |
| Barnaby Jones | Alfred Sturmer / Amos Barringer / Jack Tattnal | 1973 |
| The Streets of San Francisco | Dr. White / Wade Tillman | 1972 |
| The Waltons | Senator Lucas Avery | 1972 |
| Night of the Lepus | Sheriff Cody | 1972 |
| Emergency! | Gus 'Pop' Williams / Maxwell Hart | 1972 |
| Something Big | Chief Yellow Sun | 1971 |
| Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law | Dr. Mel Woodruff | 1971 |
| Shoot Out | Brakeman | 1971 |
| Longstreet | Dan Schirmer | 1971 |
| Alias Smith and Jones | Tom Hansen / Clarence Bowles / Bronc | 1971 |
| Dirty Dingus Magee | Crazy Blanket / Crazy Blanket (Anna's father) | 1970 |
| Men at Law | Jedediah Callendar | 1970 |
| Zabriskie Point | Cafe Owner | 1970 |
| House on Greenapple Road | Orvie | 1970 |
| The Young Lawyers | Judge Benjamin | 1969 |
| The Undefeated | Gen. Joe Masters / General Joe Masters | 1969 |
| The Bold Ones: The Lawyers | Dr. Steerforth | 1969 |
| Young Billy Young | Charlie | 1969 |
| Here Come the Brides | Caleb Balter | 1968 |
| The Doris Day Show | Senator George Bergson | 1968 |
| The Outcasts | Old Man | 1968 |
| Here's Lucy | Indian Chief | 1968 |
| Land of the Giants | Dr. Brulle / Dr. Brule | 1968 |
| The Name of the Game | Old Bob / Judge O'Connor | 1968 |
| Day of the Evil Gun | Sheriff Kelso | 1968 |
| The Ballad of Josie | Alpheus Minick | 1968 |
| Mannix | Johnny Gundersen | 1967 |
| Ironside | Cripple | 1967 |
| The High Chaparral | Cochise | 1967 |
| The Guns of Will Sonnett | Buck Cobb / Olenhaussen - Stableman | 1967 |
| Judd for the Defense | Judge House | 1967 |
| Welcome to Hard Times | Major Munn | 1967 |
| Winchester 73 | Ben McAdam | 1967 |
| El Dorado | Dr. Miller | 1966 |
| Family Affair | Ted Patterson | 1966 |
| The Time Tunnel | Henderson - Mining Supervisor | 1966 |
| Star Trek | Doctor Piper | 1966 |
| An Eye for an Eye | Brian Quince | 1966 |
| Nevada Smith | Sheriff Bonnell | 1966 |
| Incident at Phantom Hill | General Hood | 1966 |
| Ride Beyond Vengeance | Hanley | 1966 |
| The Wild Wild West | Judge Blake / Old Chief | 1965 |
| The F.B.I. | Willard Oberley / Matt Williams / Farrell / Chester Cranford | 1965 |
| The Big Valley | Greene / Brahma / Ben Abbott | 1965 |
| A Man Called Shenandoah | Sam Winters | 1965 |
| Run for Your Life | Joseph Farrell | 1965 |
| The Sons of Katie Elder | Sheriff Billy Wilson | 1965 |
| Shenandoah | Dr. Tom Witherspoon | 1965 |
| Baby the Rain Must Fall | Judge Ewing / Juge Ewing | 1965 |
| Profiles in Courage | William Brownlow | 1964 |
| The Outrage | Indian | 1964 |
| Daniel Boone | Chief Great Bear / Quonab | 1964 |
| Slattery's People | Jonas Ewing | 1964 |
| Kentucky Jones | Judge Perkins | 1964 |
| Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea | Sam Burke | 1964 |
| Mail Order Bride | Sheriff Jess Linley | 1964 |
| Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Hap Collins | 1963 |
| The Littlest Hobo | Doc Grady | 1963 |
| The Fugitive | Dan Martin | 1963 |
| The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters | Sheriff | 1963 |
| To Kill a Mockingbird | Judge Taylor | 1962 |
| The Virginian | Arnold Boyle / Ebberly Packis / Dr. Hinton | 1962 |
| Sam Benedict | Jason Hewitt | 1962 |
| Shannon | Royer | 1961 |
| Ripcord | Josh Parker | 1961 |
| The Best of the Post | Captain Yountly | 1960 |
| Dante | Ramsey Collins | 1960 |
| The Andy Griffith Show | Mr. McCabe | 1960 |
| This Man Dawson | Al Daniels | 1959 |
| The Twilight Zone | Newspaper Editor Colbey | 1959 |
| Law of the Plainsman | Mr. Coleman | 1959 |
| The DuPont Show with June Allyson | Dr. Abel | 1959 |
| Laramie | Davey | 1959 |
| Riverboat | President Zachary Taylor | 1959 |
| Bonanza | Buford Sturgis / Barney | 1959 |
| Rawhide | Ellis Williams | 1959 |
| Guns Girls and Gangsters | Lou Largo | 1959 |
| Lawman | Pop Marraday | 1958 |
| The Rifleman | Micah Torrance / Norman Carraway / Doctor | 1958 |
| The Texan | Bert Gorman | 1958 |
| Bronco | Tom McNally | 1958 |
| Northwest Passage | Joe Waters | 1958 |
| The Notorious Mr. Monks | Benjamin Monks | 1958 |
| Lafayette Escadrille | U.S. General | 1958 |
| Colt .45 | Frank Wilson Sr. | 1957 |
| The Devil's Hairpin | Doc Addams | 1957 |
| The Court of Last Resort | Warden Avery | 1957 |
| Jet Pilot | Maj. Rexford | 1957 |
| The Restless Gun | Jake Burnett | 1957 |
| Perry Mason | District Attorney Hale / Prosecutor / Prosecutor Jonathan Hale | 1957 |
| Man in the Shadow | Herb Parker | 1957 |
| Wagon Train | Sean Bannon / Jake / Amos Billings | 1957 |
| Sugarfoot | Jim Bradshaw | 1957 |
| Have Gun - Will Travel | Sheriff Stinchcomb | 1957 |
| Night Passage | Mr. Feeney | 1957 |
| The Adventures of McGraw | Wells | 1957 |
| Tales of Wells Fargo | Dr. Howard / Lt. General Phil Sheridan / Senator Claymore | 1957 |
| Stagecoach to Fury | Tim O'Connors | 1956 |
| Man in the Vault | Herbie | 1956 |
| Giant | Dr. Horace Lynnton | 1956 |
| Zane Grey Theatre | Rufus Stuart / Steven Burkett | 1956 |
| Playhouse 90 | Dr. Shaw / General | 1956 |
| Wire Service | Thompson | 1956 |
| Toward the Unknown | Lt. Gen. Bryan Shelby | 1956 |
| Broken Arrow | Jess Taugus | 1956 |
| The Bad Seed | Richard Bravo | 1956 |
| Santiago | Trasker | 1956 |
| Star in the Dust | Mike MacNamara | 1956 |
| Superman's Peril | Fingers | 1955 |
| Blood Alley | Mr. Tso | 1955 |
| Gunsmoke | Sloan / Doc Lacey / Greenwood, Sr. / McCready / Sam Bartell | 1955 |
| The Sea Chase | Max Heinz | 1955 |
| Top of the World | Maj. George French / Col. George French | 1955 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Cap'n Pierre / Vern Padgett | 1954 |
| Lassie | Sam Snow / Jake Palmer | 1954 |
| Adventures of the Falcon | Paul Cann / Amos Daly | 1954 |
| The High and the Mighty | Frank Briscoe | 1954 |
| Johnny Guitar | Eddie | 1954 |
| Hondo | Maj. Sherry / Major Sherry | 1953 |
| Island in the Sky | Wally Miller | 1953 |
| Devil's Canyon | Prison Guard / Gatling Guard | 1953 |
| Fair Wind to Java | Wilson | 1953 |
| Star of Texas | Luke Andrews | 1953 |
| The Abbott and Costello Show | Lefty the Shiv | 1952 |
| Ride the Man Down | Ray Cavanaugh | 1952 |
| The Ford Television Theatre | Franklin | 1952 |
| Cavalcade of America | Mr. Barton | 1952 |
| Adventures of Superman | Ollie / Gangster in Montage / Fingers | 1952 |
| Big Jim McLain | Chauncey | 1952 |
| What Price Glory | Gowdy | 1952 |
| Denver & Rio Grande | Engineer Moynihan | 1952 |
| Death Valley Days | Sheriff Taylor / Dr. Louis Lathrop / Dr. Bigler / Brit Bailey | 1952 |
| Warpath | Pvt. Fiore | 1951 |
| Schlitz Playhouse | Barber | 1951 |
| Racket Squad | Charles Cooper | 1951 |
| Bullfighter and the Lady | Joseph Jamison | 1951 |
| The Great Missouri Raid | Sgt. Brill | 1951 |
| California Passage | Whalen | 1950 |
| Surrender | Deputy Williams | 1950 |
| She Wore a Yellow Ribbon | Gunrunner | 1949 |
| Fighting Man of the Plains | Yancey | 1949 |
| The Fighting Kentuckian | Beau Merritt | 1949 |
| The Lone Ranger | Silk | 1949 |
| Force of Evil | Bill Ficco | 1949 |
| Hellfire | Dusty Stoner | 1949 |
| Wake of the Red Witch | Antonio 'Ripper' Arrezo | 1949 |
| The Plunderers | Calico | 1948 |
| Angel in Exile | Carl Spitz | 1948 |
| Red River | Teeler Yacey | 1948 |
| Tycoon | Joe | 1947 |
| Angel and the Badman | Mouse Marr | 1947 |
| Dakota | Carp | 1945 |
| Back to Bataan | Bindle Jackson | 1945 |
| Flame of Barbary Coast | Calico Jim | 1945 |
| Grissly's Millions | Lewis Bentley | 1945 |
| Tall in the Saddle | Bob Clews | 1944 |
| The Fighting Seabees | Ding Jacobs | 1944 |
| In Old Oklahoma | Cherokee Kid | 1943 |
| The Unknown Guest | Fain | 1943 |
| Petticoat Larceny | Louie | 1943 |
| Captive Wild Woman | Gruen | 1943 |
| Bombardier | Big Guy - Spy / Big Guy | 1943 |
| Hitler--Dead or Alive | Joe 'The Book' Conway | 1943 |
| Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon | Mueller | 1942 |
| Mug Town | Marco | 1942 |
| Pittsburgh | Mine Operator / Burnside (Mine Operator) | 1942 |
| That Other Woman | Tough Guy / Nick | 1942 |
| Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant | Husband | 1942 |
| Youth on Parade | Nick Cramer | 1942 |
| Highways by Night | Gabby | 1942 |
| Escape from Crime | Dude Merrill | 1942 |
| Kid Glove Killer | Allison Stacy | 1942 |
| Alias Boston Blackie | Steve Caveroni | 1942 |
| Dudes Are Pretty People | Billy | 1942 |
| Sleepytime Gal | Johnny Gatto | 1942 |
| South of Santa Fe | Joe Keenan - aka Harmon / Joe Keenan / Harmon | 1942 |
| Jail House Blues | Danny | 1942 |
| A Missouri Outlaw | Mark Roberts | 1941 |
| Public Enemies | Scat | 1941 |
| Down Mexico Way | Henchman Davis | 1941 |
| Mob Town | Monk Bangor | 1941 |
| Unfinished Business | Reporter | 1941 |
| Hold That Ghost | Lefty | 1941 |
| Citadel of Crime | Nick Gerro | 1941 |
| Roar of the Press | 'Sparrow' McGraun | 1941 |
| The Great Plane Robbery | Nick Harmon | 1940 |
| Trail of the Vigilantes | Lefty | 1940 |
| The Fargo Kid | Deuce Mallory | 1940 |
| Glamour for Sale | Louis Manell | 1940 |
| Triple Justice | Fred Cleary / Cleary | 1940 |
| Black Diamonds | Matthews | 1940 |
| Queen of the Mob | Gang Leader in Garage | 1940 |
| The Ghost Breakers | Frenchy Duval | 1940 |
| The Crooked Road | Nick Romero | 1940 |
| Dr. Cyclops | Dr. Mendoza | 1940 |
| Virginia City | Murrell's Henchman | 1940 |
| Outside the Three-Mile Limit | Bill Swanson | 1940 |
| Strange Cargo | Benet | 1940 |
| Black Friday | William Kane | 1940 |
| Two Thoroughbreds | Stablemaster | 1939 |
| Heroes in Blue | Thug / Henchman | 1939 |
| Those High Grey Walls | Nightingale | 1939 |
| They All Come Out | Vonnie | 1939 |
| Mutiny on the Blackhawk | Jock - a Sailor | 1939 |
| Behind Prison Gates | Convict Petey Ryan | 1939 |
| News Is Made at Night | Joe Luddy | 1939 |
| Heritage of the Desert | Henchman Chick Chance / Chick Chance | 1939 |
| The Girl and the Gambler | Charlie | 1939 |
| Undercover Doctor | Monk Jackson | 1939 |
| Code of the Streets | Tommy Shay | 1939 |
| Almost a Gentleman | Kidnapper | 1939 |
| Star Reporter | Clipper | 1939 |
| Disbarred | Stone | 1939 |
| Secrets of a Nurse | Smiley, Largo's Gunman | 1938 |
| Crime Takes a Holiday | Louie | 1938 |
| The Night Hawk | Spider | 1938 |
| King of Alcatraz | 'Nails' Miller | 1938 |
| Smashing the Rackets | Maxie | 1938 |
| The Crowd Roars | Joe the Warehouse Bodyguard | 1938 |
| Crime Ring | Slim | 1938 |
| The Saint in New York | Phil Farrell, Doorman at the Silver Club / Phil Farrell (Uncredited) | 1938 |
| Mr. Moto's Gamble | Gangster | 1938 |
| When G-Men Step In | Clip Phillips, Fred's Henchman | 1938 |
| Walking Down Broadway | Man in Baccarat Club Bar | 1938 |
| The Buccaneer | Dying Pirate | 1938 |
| Mannequin | Smooch Hanrahan / Smooch Hanrahan (Uncredited) | 1938 |
| Daughter of Shanghai | Miles | 1937 |
| Paid to Dance | Nifty | 1937 |
| Conquest | Dump Soldier | 1937 |
| Hot Water | Horner | 1937 |
| The Game That Kills | Dick Adams | 1937 |
| Big City | Comet Night Watchman | 1937 |
| On Such a Night | Maxie Barnes | 1937 |
| Souls at Sea | Violinist | 1937 |
| It Can't Last Forever | Mikey | 1937 |
| Border Cafe | Doley Dolson / Doley | 1937 |
| Armored Car | Slim | 1937 |
| King of Gamblers | Charlie | 1937 |
| Her Husband Lies | Lefty Harkis | 1937 |
| Woman in Distress | Joe Emory / Emory | 1937 |
| After the Thin Man | Phil / Phil Byrnes / Ralph West | 1936 |
| The Plot Thickens | Joe | 1936 |
| Wanted! Jane Turner | Crowley's Henchman | 1936 |
| Winterset | Joe | 1936 |
| The Accusing Finger | John 'Twitchy' Burke / "Twitchy" Burke, the killer thief | 1936 |
| 15 Maiden Lane | Agitator | 1936 |
| Two in a Crowd | Bonelli's Henchman | 1936 |
| Phantom Patrol | Henchman Jo-Jo Regan | 1936 |
| The Road to Glory | Second Volunteer / Rigaud | 1936 |
| Yellowstone | Dynamite / 'Dynamite' | 1936 |
| Straight from the Shoulder | Trigger Benson | 1936 |
| Charlie Chan at the Race Track | Lefty | 1936 |
| 36 Hours to Kill | Gangster | 1936 |
| Navy Born | Joe Vezie | 1936 |
| The Ex-Mrs. Bradford | Lou Pender | 1936 |
| The Bridge of Sighs | Harrison Courtney, Jr. aka Harry West / Harrison Courtney Jr. - aka Harry West | 1936 |
| The Prisoner of Shark Island | David Herold | 1936 |
| Bulldog Courage | Bailey | 1935 |
| Miss Pacific Fleet | Sailor | 1935 |
| Millions in the Air | Hank (the Drunk) | 1935 |
| Bar 20 Rides Again | Gila | 1935 |
| The Eagle's Brood | Steve | 1935 |
| Valley of Wanted Men | Mike Masters | 1935 |
| His Fighting Blood | Phil Elliott / Phil Elliott (Tom's Brother) | 1935 |
| The Throwback | Spike Travis | 1935 |
| Don't Bet on Blondes | Man Betting $2500 on Caprice / Man Betting $2500 on Caprice (Uncredited) | 1935 |
| Men Without Names | The Kid | 1935 |
| Let 'em Have It | Sam | 1935 |
| The Desert Trail | Jim | 1935 |
| Reckless | Man on Mechanical Horse | 1935 |
| The Crimson Trail | Paul - Bellair Ranch Hand | 1935 |
| Mutiny Ahead | Teeter Smith | 1935 |
| The Westerner | Rustler Who Confesses | 1934 |
| The World Accuses | John Weymouth | 1934 |
| Rocky Rhodes | Joe Hilton | 1934 |
| The Count of Monte Cristo | Angry Citizen | 1934 |
| Little Man, What Now? | Lauderback | 1934 |
| The Crosby Case | Engineer | 1934 |
| Fargo Express | Mort Clark | 1933 |
| The Mad Game | Lou | 1933 |
| The Avenger | Vickers | 1933 |
| The Important Witness | Tony | 1933 |
| The Sphinx | Dave Werner | 1933 |
| Somewhere in Sonora | Bart Leadly | 1933 |
| Emergency Call | Dr. Mason | 1933 |
| Zoo in Budapest | Heinie | 1933 |
| Gun Law | Tony Andrews | 1933 |
| The Racing Strain | King Kelly | 1932 |
| The Night of June 13 | Reporter | 1932 |
| Life Begins | Anxious Expectant Father | 1932 |
| The Last Mile | Werner - Cell 8 / Eddie Werner... Cell 8 | 1932 |
| Scarface | Hood with Gaffney | 1932 |
| Dancers in the Dark | Benny | 1932 |
| South of the Rio Grande | Juan Olivarez | 1932 |
| Free Eats | Elvira, 'wife' of the head of the family of thieves | 1932 |
| X Marks the Spot | Undetermined Secondary Role | 1931 |
| Bad Girl | Nervous Expectant Father | 1931 |
| Young as You Feel | Desk Clerk | 1931 |
| The Good Bad Girl | Roach | 1931 |
| The Fighting Sheriff | Jack Cameron | 1931 |
| Three Girls Lost | Tony Halcomb | 1931 |
| Doctors' Wives | Interne | 1931 |
| The Avenger | Juan Murietta | 1931 |
| Man Trouble | The Kid, a Gunman | 1930 |
| Ladies Love Brutes | Slip | 1930 |
| Lucky Star | Joe | 1929 |
| The First Kiss | Ezra Talbot | 1928 |
| Hoodoo Ranch | 1926 | |
| The Perfect Clown | Bellhop | 1925 |
